Environmental Design Campaign - Fall
Solve today's problems and set humanity up for tomorrow
- Runs
- 08-15 – 12-15, 2026
- Deadline
- 11 December 2026
- Cost
- Free with membership
What your group will do
- 1
Register your group
A teacher, mentor or student manager registers the group and gets access to your campaign workspace.
- 2
Run the workshops with your group
Use the theme workshop slides and starter pack from your campaign workspace to get your students up to speed.
- 3
Develop your design and write it up
Groups work at their own pace across the season, turning their ideas into a structured proposal.
- 4
Submit a proposal before the deadline
Upload the finished proposal from your campaign workspace. You can replace it any time until the deadline.
- 5
Receive written judging feedback
Every proposal submitted before the deadline is read by our judging panel, who return written feedback to the group.
What’s Included
- Annual Stellr Educator membership for teachers and students — always free
- The campaign Request For Proposal (RFP) and Mission Handbook, abridged editions
- Teacher campaign guide, with 4-week and 10-week indicative schedules
- Student campaign guide and assessment tools
- Optional proposal submission, with written feedback from our judging panel
Stellr material is always available for free. Catalyst, Innovator and Trailblazer memberships add deeper teacher support, PD hours and extra student benefits. Compare memberships.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are teams structured?▾
Campaigns are entered as a group rather than by individual students. A teacher, mentor or student manager registers the group, and a school can enter as many groups as it likes.
Is there a cost to take part?▾
No. Taking part in a campaign requires a Stellr membership, and the entry-level Educator membership is free — it is included for every group and covers the core campaign material for both teachers and students. Paid tiers are optional and add more.
This seems like a really challenging activity! What are the preparation expectations?▾
Nothing beforehand. Everything your group needs arrives with the campaign — the RFP, the Mission Handbook, workshop material and the teacher and student guides. You do not need to be a specialist engineer or scientist to run one.
How much time does a campaign take?▾
Groups work at their own pace across the season rather than to a fixed timetable. Your Educator membership includes both a 4-week and a 10-week indicative schedule, so you can fit the campaign to the time you actually have.
What do we submit, and how?▾
Each group submits one written proposal through its campaign workspace, before the campaign deadline. You can replace the file as many times as you like up to that point, so an early upload is never a commitment.
What happens after we submit?▾
Our judging panel reads every proposal submitted before the deadline and returns written feedback to the group.
What if our group can’t finish?▾
Let us know. There is no penalty for withdrawing from a campaign, and the material your group has already been given stays available to you.